Mental Health - Education, Support and Prevention
21-04-2025 05:01 PM
21-04-2025 05:01 PM
21-04-2025 05:24 PM
21-04-2025 05:24 PM
@avant-garde i'm undercaffeinated too, and not looking forward to cleaning up the mess i have in my room.
what's making you feel overstimulated and overwhelmed?
21-04-2025 05:29 PM
21-04-2025 05:29 PM
Overwhelmed - nightmare drivers forcing me into oncoming traffic by tailgating me
Overstimulated - too many consistent alarm noises being ignored by staff at McDonald's
21-04-2025 06:14 PM
21-04-2025 06:14 PM
ughh the traffic and driving this long weekend was horrendous!! tailgating sounds pretty scary, sorry that happened to you @avant-garde
those noises frustrate me too, hoping you got to enjoy your meal somewhere with less chaotic sounds. how was your long weekend?
21-04-2025 06:21 PM
21-04-2025 06:21 PM
I'll be better when the long weekend is over
21-04-2025 07:24 PM
21-04-2025 07:24 PM
i hope this week gets brighter for you. got much on this week? @avant-garde
21-04-2025 07:32 PM
21-04-2025 08:16 PM
21-04-2025 08:16 PM
i was just having a browse of the egg hunt thread today @avant-garde from a carton of actual eggs to drawings and cute bouquets/wreaths of eggs, love the creativity on there!!
chill week sounds good, do you prefer keeping yourself busy or having more free time?
awhh sorry to hear, did you wanna chat about yesterday?
21-04-2025 08:22 PM
21-04-2025 08:22 PM
I prefer busy, but not crazy busy
Yesterday... well any holiday... my childhood had horrible experiences of it...
holidays are not what you'd expect
there's no happiness or joy
there's no peace or love
there's never family
your mind becomes a battleground
of what is and what once was
images taking over
until you don't know what ways up
you smile and you joke
because that's what they expect
pretend to be happy
not all see through it yet
they think that you'll ask for help
but frankly, you won't
avoid the disappointment
when they fail to "show up"
"but that's not fair! you've got it wrong!"
"we're not really all that bad!"
sorry sweetheart, but you are
you don't miss what you've never had
you have all the best intentions
you maybe even have a heart
but you don't know my holidays
or just how hard they are
how even ever could you?
you would need empathy
you would know the battleground
of complex PTSD
but I wouldn't wish that on you
no I'm not that mean
but I pray that you would realise
and please reach out to me
see the pain within my eyes
feel the hurt within my being
hear the wounds within my words
love without your limits
reach the brokenhearted
show how much you care
exist beyond the difference
imagine living life there
21-04-2025 08:58 PM
21-04-2025 08:58 PM
😢🫂💜 @avant-garde
it's hard when a day that people celebrate is also a day that reminds you so much pain. i'm so sorry about your childhood experiences, sitting with you. and as always, you a powerful way with words.
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